Senior Associate Corporate Governance

Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Hybrid
Permanent | Full time
Closing date:  Oct 21 2025

Senior Associate Corporate Governance

  • Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • Full time
  • Closing on: Oct 21 2025

What is the opportunity?

This is an opportunity to work in a fast paced dynamic environment. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for providing support to the Board, Board Committees, Subsidiary Boards, management committees and GS&CG Team. Working in this environment will provide the right candidate with the opportunity to broaden and develop their skills.

In this role, you will:

  • Assist in the maintenance of statutory registers, minute books and company records for Irish, UK and Isle of Man subsidiaries.

  • Prepare and file annual returns, ensuring that all statutory requirements are met and that filings are accurate and timely.

  • Prepare and file statutory forms with the Companies Registration Office in Dublin, Companies House in the UK, and the Isle of Man Company Registry, ensuring all filings comply with the relevant jurisdictions' requirements.

  • Draft minutes for Tier 3 board and shareholder meetings, accurately capturing discussions and decisions to ensure compliance with corporate governance standards.

  • Make any requisite statutory filings with the appropriate Registrar and liaise with other areas of the Group with regard to regulatory subsidiary filings.

  • Assist with the liquidation of dormant companies.

  • Deliver seamless meeting support for Subsidiary Board and management committee meetings to include calendar and diary invitations to all attendees, room bookings and publication of meetings on Diligent.

  • Deliver wider support to GS&CG including share drive and folder access requirements, support for Diligent, and support for the induction and on-boarding of new directors.

  • Provide support for GIA and Regulatory inspections including provision of documentation as required.

  • Assist GS&CG team with planning and execution of the Group Annual General Meeting/ Extraordinary General Meetings.

  • Assist with issuance of stock exchange announcements.

  • Support Related Party Lending reporting in GS&CG as required.

What will make you stand out?

  • Strong Experience in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

  • Knowledge of Diligent Blueprint Software

  • Strong planning and organisational skills.

  • Excellent communications skills, verbal and written.

  • A focus on accuracy and excellent attention to detail.

  • Ability to embrace change and work flexibly at pace.

Essential Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications or minimum educational requirements needed for this role.

More about the team

The Group Secretariat & Corporate Governance (GS&CG) function is responsible for enabling and supporting the effective and efficient governance framework of the Group, through the Board of Directors, Group Executive Committee, and subsidiary boards. In doing so, the team provides a full range of company secretarial and corporate governance compliance and advisory services to the Group Board and Executive, and to the Group's subsidiaries.

Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with a commitment to hybrid working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy along with working parent and carer supports.

Your health and wellbeing is important to us; we offer a substantial health insurance contribution, employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!

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We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

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